"ABET"

Adult Basic Education and Training

"Adult Basic Education and Training"

means all learning and training programmes for adults from level 1 to 4 where level 4 is equivalent to—

"ALC"

Adult Learning Centre

"CE"

Centre Evaluation

"Certification of public adult learning centre"

means that a centre is deemed capable of managing and accounting for public funds in line with the ABET Act and the Public Finance Management Act

"Department of Education"

the national Department of Education

"fund"

the fund of the PALC contemplated in section 23 of the Act

"governing body"

a governing body for a PALC contemplated in section 8 of the Act

"Head of Department"

head of a provincial department of education

"IQMS"

Integrated Quality Management System as per Collective Agreement Number 8 of 2003 at the Education Labour Relations Council

"Minister"

the Minister of Education

"NSF-ALC"

Norms and Standards for the Funding of Adult Learning Centres

"NNSSF"

National Norms and Standards for School Funding (in terms of the South African Schools Act, 1996 (Act 84 of 1996)

"PALCs"

Public Adult Learning Centre(s) as per the Act's "public centre" (section 3)

"PEDs"

Provincial Education Department(s), the department established in terms of section 7(2) of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994), which is responsible for education in a province PFMA Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No.1 of 1999)

"private centre"

a private centre contemplated in section 1 of the Act

"public centre"

a public centre contemplated in section 1 of the Act

"the Act"

Adult Education and Training Act, 2000 (Act No. 52 of 2000)

"the Policy Document"

Policy for Adult Basic Education and Training, Department of Education, 1997